Which Christmas Cartridge for the Cricut is Your Favorite?

Well, my craft area looks like a tornado hit, and instead of cleaning it up (like I should be doing), I decided to get online and find out which Christmas cartridge for the Cricut is everyone's favorite.  I know, it's tough to pick just one, isn't it - especially after all the additions that the Provo Craft Company has made to the collection just in the last year!

I think if I had to pick my favorite, it would be the new Winter Woodland cartridge.  I keep reaching for it when I have something to make.  Here's a picture of one of three tags that I made with it last night...

Christmas Cartridge for the Cricut

The other two tags look much the same - just the snowflake cut and the initial are different.  I'm using these tags on my nieces' presents.  They were super simple to make.  I just used Winter Woodland's tag and font creative features, did a little embossing on the top layer, glued everything together, and added a heart fastener for a little bling - that's it! [Read more...]

Make a 3-D Village with the Cricut Winter Woodland Cartridge

Cricut Winter Woodland CartridgeWhen I heard that Provo Craft was releasing the Cricut Winter Woodland cartridge, my first thought was that I really didn't need another Christmas themed cart.  Of course, one look at what this one could do, and I knew I was completely wrong!

Although I like the cutout shapes and fonts on this cartridge, what I really love about it is that I can make an entire 3-D Christmas village with it - what fun!  I have always enjoyed putting together gingerbread houses (and I'm also a big collector of the Department 56 Snow Villages).  I am more than a little happy that the kids and I can now use the Cricut to make a paper crafty village.  I think it will also be great for making Christmas ornaments, as well as using as a template for our gingerbread houses! [Read more...]